Loeb frustrated with second place

The world champion finished behind Marcus Gronholm at the weekend, which means that the Finn now leads the world championship by nine points.

"I am obviously not fully satisfied with the points we scored this weekend because the gap with Marcus is getting bigger," said the Frenchman.

Loeb's second position was relatively safe by the final day of the rally, but he continued to push to avoid a repeat of the mistake that cost him a victory in Italy.

"It was impossible to make up a gap of 43 seconds in a straight fight but I pushed hard," he added. "Driving quickly was the best way to stay concentrated.

"We've had easier rallies, but it was better to make sure of picking up eight points rather than leaving Greece empty handed."

Citroen team boss Guy Frequelin admitted that the team were not satisfied with their championship positions at the halfway stage of the season, as Ford currently lead both the drivers' and manufacturers' standings.

"This event marks the end of the first half of the season and our situation in both championships isn't brilliant," he said.

"We still have eight rallies to reverse the trend though, so it's now down to us to keep on working in order to get the results we need to make that happen."